Metal Clay has been on the scene since the early 1990s but is still considered a new medium in the jewelry universe. While there are books, videos, and content on the market, there is room for more to be shared, especially with all the changes that have occurred in metal clay in the last decade+.The changes, developments, and expansions in the metal clays available on the market (base metal clays as well as other variants of silver), has also broadened the appeal of metal clay. Thos...

Learn the Signature Techniques of Top Polymer Clay ArtistsPolymer Clay Master Class offers you a close-up look at the creative processes of eleven acclaimed polymer clay artists as they share their expertise with one another and you. Judy Belcher and Tamara Honaman bring together these talented artists for the first time, offering their individual techniques and then documenting how they inspire and challenge one another in the creation of collaborative pieces. In five les...

Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio are renowned for their courses and workshops on color as well as for their outstanding polymer clay work. In this book, they offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that readers can use to explore their own color instincts and preferences and develop their own palettes.Each chapter investigates a specific color principle, with the discussion supported by a related exercise, a “studio tool” assignment or demo...

Explore the World--in Polymer Clay!Polymer artists are connected like never before. As the acclaimed curator of the popular blog PolymerClayDaily.com, Cynthia Tinapple brings together 115 diverse artists from around the world to showcase the work of this new international community. Polymer Clay Global Perspectives invites you to explore the trends and cutting-edge styles that are influencing the future of this medium. In this masterful collection, you'll ...

The ultimate beginner's guide to crafting with polymer clay, featuring fun and easy-to-follow skill-building projects.Polymer clay is a very unique craft product. Once you become familiar with it, endless creative possibilities emerge. More than a basic how-to guide, Polymer Clay 101 presents a comprehensive, hands-on course in this delightfully versatile medium.Authors Angela Mabray and Kim Otterbein cover all the basics, from currently available ty...

"For as long as I can remember, I've been drawn to fairy tales and fantasy...and the only thing better than reading about fairies is making them!"Here's your guide to sculpting fantasy characters that are a little quirky, occasionally cranky and definitely fun. Dawn Schiller's "oddfae" are gnarly little folk who are often mischievous and always fun to sculpt. In this book, you'll learn Dawn's secrets for shaping incredibly detailed and friendly (for the most part) little f...

A step-by-step guide to creating detailed polymer clay sculptures full of personalityWith detailed instructions and full-color photos, Katherine Dewey leads you through ten utterly charming projects, such as a sweet little bluebird, a basset hound and a white-tailed fawn. You will also learn to create your own original animal creations by changing poses, making realistic bases, and even modeling your animals to look like bronze, fade and other materials.

A thousand and one ideas for making beautiful polymer clay millefiori. In Venetian glassmaking, slender rods of molten glass are shaped, then cut to reveal amazingly detailed patterns: flowers, geometric shapes, dancing colors. These slices are called millefiori, “thousand flowers,” because they form a carpet of flowers when placed side by side. Now celebrity author Donna Kato shows crafters exactly how to re-create these intricate, fascinating designs in polymer clay. The Art of Polym...

Clay So Cute! shows how one of the easiest mediums—polymer clay, which need only be baked in the oven—can be sculpted into quick, simple, totally fun jewelry and accessories for tween girls—including bangles, pocket mirrors, earrings, chunky bead necklaces, and cute charms.Clay So Cute! teaches simple, step-by-step illustrated techniques to make 21 tween- and teen-friendly projects that are more sophisticated than "kid stuff," but trendier than the pieces found in...

Learn to make five types of buttons while also learning your way around polymer clay. All of these buttons can be made with the simplest of tools, many of them found around your house!REQUIRED SKILLSNone! Absolute beginners are welcome.TOOLS AND MATERIALS3 packages of polymer clay in your choice of colors.Clay blade, craft knife, or old kitchen knifeMedium size metal knitting needleWork surface, like a ceramic tileOven (regular, c...

Katherine Dewey's expressive and elegantly detailed sculptures enchant all who see them. With the magical medium of polymer clay and this book, you can follow in her footsteps.Thorough instructions supported by more than 400 step-by-step color photos and 200 detailed drawings cover the entire process of sculpting realistic figures, from selecting clay and gathering essential tools to the basics of modeling the human figure, to incorporating poses, facial expressions, ethnic and gen...

How to cultivate a lot of home-grown vegetables from the smallest possible space. When space is at a premium, growing decent food to eat might seem an impossible task. Patio Produce is about just that; growing delicious, wholesome fruit and vegetables in the smallest spaces. It shows you how to make the most of pots and planters; how to create decorative but edible displays; how to plan for a reasonable yield; and how never to run out of at least something special to eat. If you have a bal...